House Democrats dig in, advance tax and fee hikes for education, transportation

House Democrats on Wednesday advanced their plan to raise roughly $1.3 billion through tax and fee increases, batting back opposition from Republicans and moving ahead on policies that Senate Democrats and Gov. Wes Moore have said they won’t support. The House of Delegates is expected to pass its spending and revenue plan on Thursday, paving the way for meetings next week with Senate budget negotiators to iron out differences in approach between the two chambers.